Health and Fitness
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Report finds few seniors are getting routine memory checkups
Mar 05, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Few seniors get their thinking and memory abilities regularly tested during check-ups, according to a new report from the Alzheimer's Association that raise...
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Bull Valley Monster Hill Challenge 5k Run returns April 6Mar 04, 2019 10:00 pm - The Bull Valley Monster Hill Challenge 5K Run is back! The second annual event will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6. It includes a 5K Run, and 2K Family Walk/Run. ...
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Shingles, pneumonia vaccinations are vital, easy to getMar 04, 2019 10:00 pm - Eating whole foods, exercising and getting enough sleep is the triad of healthy living but it doesn't eliminate the possibility of a viral or bacterial bug catching a ri...
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Winner of Wisdom Tooth Award to get $100,000 grantMar 04, 2019 10:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)3 charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, is now accepting applications for its seventh annual Wisdom Tooth Award. Th...
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Food for thought: Make your grocery store run a healthy oneMar 03, 2019 7:00 am - Fittest Loser contestants recently took a tour of a Jewel-Osco in Schaumburg to learn what foods they should be putting in their shopping carts for the next few months. ...
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Learning to cut carbs and enjoy sautéed veggiesMar 03, 2019 6:00 am - Food addiction has a strong hold over me, but luckily my trainer Josh gave me a detailed - but doable - diet plan to help me break these binds. This plan includes eating...
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At Work teams embrace a new way to eatMar 03, 2019 5:30 am - Nutrition. Where do we even begin with such a daunting subject? Most of us are familiar with the food pyramid, but there is a lot more involved in a healthy diet. Many ...
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Should you move abroad for health care?Mar 03, 2019 5:00 am - The notion that health care outside the U.S. could be good as well as cheap is a foreign one to many Americans. Kathleen Peddicord frequently hears from such skeptics as...
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When a parent loses a child, or a child loses a parentMar 02, 2019 6:30 am - My only connection with death as a child is that I lost my dear grandfather Anderson when I was only 12. It shocked me and made me very sad. I guess we children knew he...
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Tackling the toddler tantrumMar 02, 2019 6:30 am - When a child turns 2 or 3, it is common for toddler tantrums, "terrible twos" and "threenagers" to emerge. Dr. Kenneth Polin, a primary care pediatrician at Lurie Childr...